-The Vatican has announced that after a very public controversy involving the use of a letter by retired Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Msgr. Dario Vigano as prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for Communication.
-According to speakers at a recent United Nations Panel, aborting a child with a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome is a gross violation of human rights and can be considered genocide.
-Pope Francis announced at his general audience that he would be going to Dublin, Ireland from August 25 to the 26 for the World Meeting of Families.
-Puerto Rico is still suffering six months after Hurricane Maria caused so much devastation on the island.
